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                                                            Edited by
                                               Erol Karacabeyli, P.Eng., FPInnovations
                                                     Brad Douglas, P.E., AWC
                                                         FPInnovations
                                                        Pointe-Claire, QC
                                                    Special Publication SP-529E
           US         EDITION
                                                             2013
 
                                                    Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
                                                        CLT handbook : cross-laminated timber / edited by Erol Karacabeyli,  
                          AMERICAN                  Brad Douglas. -- U.S. ed.  
                          WOOD 
                          COUNCIL                   (Special publication, ISSN 1925-0495 ; SP-529E) 
                                                    Co-published by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest  
                                                        Products Laboratory, Binational Softwood Lumber Council (BSLC). 
                                                    Includes bibliographical references. 
                                                    Issued also in electronic format. 
                                                    ISBN 978-0-86488-553-1
                                                        1. Laminated wood.  2. Laminated wood construction.  3. Engineered  
                                                    wood construction.  4. Laminated wood--Standards.  5. Laminated wood-- 
                                                    Handbooks, manuals, etc.  I. Karacabeyli, Erol, 1954- II. Douglas, Brad, 1960-   
                                                    III. Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.)  IV. FPInnovations (Institute)   
                                                    V. Binational Softwood Lumber Council  VI. Title: Cross-laminated timber.   
                                                    VII. Series: Special publication (FPInnovations (Institute)) ; SP-529E
         Funding for this publication               TA666.C57 2013                   624.1’84                C2012-908154-X
         was provided by 
                                                    Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
                                                        CLT handbook [electronic resource] : cross-laminated timber / edited  
                                                    by Erol Karacabeyli, Brad Douglas. -- U.S. ed. 
                                                    (Special publication, ISSN 1925-0509 ; SP-529E) 
                                                    Co-published by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest  
                                                        Products Laboratory, Binational Softwood Lumber Council (BSLC). 
                                                    Includes bibliographical references. 
                                                    Electronic monograph in PDF format. 
                                                    Issued also in print format. 
                                                    ISBN 978-0-86488-554-8
                                                        1. Laminated wood.  2. Laminated wood construction.  3. Engineered  
                                                    wood construction.  4. Laminated wood--Standards.  5. Laminated wood-- 
         Publication                                Handbooks, manuals, etc.  I. Karacabeyli, Erol, 1954- II. Douglas, Brad, 1960-   
         FPInnovations                              III. Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.)  IV. FPInnovations (Institute)   
         570 boul. St. Jean                         V. Binational Softwood Lumber Council  VI. Title: Cross-laminated timber.   
         Pointe-Claire (QC)                         VII. Series: Special publication (FPInnovations (Institute) : Online) ; SP-529E
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